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Priest still missing 6 months after leaving apartment
FRANKLIN, Wis. (AP) — A 75-year-old priest is still missing six months after he walked away from his apartment in southeastern Wisconsin retirement community. The Rev. Anthony Kluckman disappeared on July 21, 2022, WISN-TV reported. Surveillance […]
Frederic Arts pottery program in process of receiving upgrades
FREDERIC – The donation of a gas ceramic kiln back in 2018 is slowly showing signs of fruition at Frederic Arts. “All good things take time,” says Jack Route, vice chair of the community arts […]
Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — From beach cities to snow-covered streets, abortion supporters rallied by the thousands on Sunday to demand protections for reproductive rights and mark the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade […]
Sports
Longo says running will remain priority in Badgers’ Air Raid
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New Wisconsin offensive coordinator Phil Longo wants to put one idea to rest. Just because Longo has a reputation as a quarterback-friendly coordinator because he used some form of the Air […]
Girls Basketball Roundup Update
Above The Fold Media | For the Leader ST. CROIX FALLS – The St. Croix Falls girls basketball team started play in the 2023 calendar year on a roll. The Saints entered the week and […]
Boys Basketball Roundup Update
Above The Fold Media | For the Leader FREDERIC – Ben Ones and Donovan Larson did their part to get the Frederic boys basketball team into the win column. After a 0-5 start to the […]
Features
Local church helps woman to complete 500 holiday cards for soldiers overseas
CENTURIA – On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Joy Lutheran Church youth group gathered and worked to help write out some of the final holiday cards destined to be sent to soldiers in Syria, whose spirits […]
Miracle at Big Rock rolls on through New Years
ST. CROIX FALLS – Visitors were ready to jump into the Christmas spirit the day after Thanksgiving, with cars lining up to attend the opening night of the Miracle at Big Rock. Guests were greeted […]
Grateful Hearts: A Time of Hope
EDITOR’S NOTE: While this space has normally been reserved for the editor’s column every week, I am excited to begin rotating my personal and travel columns with those of our senior reporter, Sarah Beth Radomsky. […]